New study warns rising orbital congestion increases Satellite Collision risk as Earth’s crowded low orbit grows more fragile ...
Learn how to calculate the Earth’s orbital speed using fundamental principles of orbital mechanics and gravity. This video walks through the key equations and physical reasoning that explain how Earth ...
China’s Shenzhou-20 mission faced an unexpected interruption after a crack was discovered in the return capsule window, immediately before the crew was due to depart from the Tiangong space station.
In this video, we calculate the velocity of a disk rolling down an incline! 🏞️🎯 Learn how to apply energy conservation principles and rotational motion equations to find the speed of a disk as it ...
With outstanding customization options, an epic sensor, wireless connectivity, and stunningly lightweight, the Pathfinder is exemplary. Really, it's only mildly let down by its price and the fact that ...
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is expected to reach its perihelion, or the closest point to the Sun in its highly eccentric path through our solar system, on October 29. Earlier this week, it reached ...
A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a quarter-century old, primarily dead rockets left to hurtle through space at the end ...
"Capturing another satellite like this in an Earth-observation image is extremely rare." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of ...
It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time ...
More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...